deGrom had retired the first two batters he faced until Gleyber Torres hit a two-out single to bring Gardner up to the plate. Gardner would take a second-pitch changeup and hit it over the fence in right field.

Gardner had his hands all over this game already making two really nice plays in the outfield earlier. This time he came through with the bat to give the Yankees the lead after it looked like deGrom was going to continue to shut them down.

But Gardner wasn’t alone in giving the Yankees a chance to win this game. Giancarlo Stanton would add an insurance run in the top of ninth to give the Yankees the 4-1 lead.

Stanton seems to always crush the ball when he’s at Citi Field and this time he’s doing it in a Yankee uniform. This marks the second straight game that Stanton has hit a home run, and it looks like the 28-year-old is starting to heat up for the Bombers.